South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-23
Observation-Disclosures
FRIDAY. sRPT. 20. 1887.
Speech Of Col Alex. Monroe.
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That Conveutioa - compossd o.
the ablest mes ~ Ne simss buS
amongst these sscnr diversity Of 0pin.
ions existed as 70 tbs beet end safest
means TO attain he esds Tor which
| the convention usd han called. TIL
great bone Of conteutiou o. difficulty,
grew out Of the great jsalousy Of the
States With regard 10 thsis sovereign.
ty. or the fear that the 0eneral Gov.
eminent would escsoaeh upon the in.
dividual rights Of the States. Nov,
10 order 10 have : true understand.
ing u tho spirit that actualed ma
jority Of that consentios, Il 10 proper
that We shall eysmius The debates
and Gee The argu tepss. snd the con.
o'usions arrived ~. Hence sse your
information. l will road . few sxesaaks
from the journsl which I have copied
showing the intention 0f the most
promfnsnt actors in that sagass body.
Early in the session Eisnuud Ran.
dolpb, Of Virgins, offered . series Of
resolutions embOdyine . proposed
plan Of Government, the iirss in these
WORKS:
"Resolved, That it 10 tho opinion
Of this committee that . National
Government ought TO he established
consisting OF suprems Legislative,
executive, and Judiciary"
This was followed by othtrs, 23 In
al, in which the word National &C.
Cured % times.
The day after the report OF the CO N.
nit, ee was made Mr.. Ellsworth, OF
Connecticut, novel to strike out the
words National Government wherever
Il occurred in said resolution. and in.
seri Government OF the United !, tates,
which he said was the proper title,
whict was agreed to without Opposi
ton, ard National was stricken out
and does not appear rglin.
The original proposition made for
the election Ct President, contcm-
plated his election by Congress, or as
the mover termed 1.-THE National
Legislature. MIR. Morris, of Pa,
moved that ths words National Leg
islature" he stricken out aud CITIZENS
o: the Uniie: States inserte'l. 1t re.
ceived the support Of Mr.. Wilson on
ly, his CO league. Six days after. in
n discussion OF the proposed rst.fca-
ton Of the Constitution by conven.
tious OF the States. Mr.. Morris moved
that the reference OF the plan be
ade I'd one 6 neral Convention
chosen and author I'd by ,hs people
10 consider, amend and establish the
same.
It's fate is bri. Ay recorded mot
seconded" Nov, with all OF Mr..
NORRIS ackno wle dyed ability, popu-
larity and patriotism, not once In that
whole convention would he sanction
a plan looking towards one people in
the aggregate.
Alexander Hamilton has always
been consideied as favoring a larger
delegation of power to the General
Government than any o:hcr man.
Now let us consult him. In urging
the adoption OF the Constitution he
says, in speaking Of the States:
"Do they require that in the estab
lisement of tho Cons,i, ution the
states should be regarded as distinct
and independent sovereigns"- they
are 81 regarded by the Constitution
Again he says that sit is inherent In
the nature Of .vereignty not to he
an enable To the suit Of an individual
and the exception as one of the at
tributes OF sovereignty is now epjoyed
by every State" Mr.. Hamilton
again says in convention. Ito cocrce
State Is enc Of the maddcs pro.
jects that was ever devised. What
picture does this idea present 70 our
view. A complying State at war with
non complying State. Congress
mar ching the troops OF ono State int o
the bosom OF another. Here is q ma
ton AZ war with itself. Can any reas>
enable man be we'll disposed toward
q government which makes war and
carnage the only means OF supporting
itself A government that can exist
only by tue sword ? But can we he.
love that one State will ever suffer
itself TO be used as an instrument OF
coercionp The thing Is a dream; II
Is impossible.
RiGnT TO ssCtDE.
John mstshsil, Chief Justice, In
reply to Patrick Henry says: owe
are threatened with the loss OF our
liberties by the abuse OF power, not
withs:andiDG the maxim that those
who give may take away. Ii Is the
I people that give power and can take
It back. What shall restrain them ?
They are the masters who gave IL
and OF whom their servants hold il.
Again he says: when the Govern
meDt Is drawn from aad depending
on the people for its continuance, op-
pressive measures will not be attempt.
ed as they will certainly draw on the
authors the resentment Of those on
whom they depend. On this govern
ment thus depending on ourselves
for it's, xistence will rest my safety"
Greeley says: "The right to se
code exists but let the act Of seces /.
sion be the echo OF an unmi4iakable
popular fat; judgment thus zen.
dered demand for separation 40
backed would either be acquiesced in
without the effusion Of blood or those
who rushed upon Carnage To dcfy and
defeat II, would place themselves
clearly In the wrong.
DANIEL WEBSTER, 1899.
Before the Supreme Court Of the u.
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